My fave traffic lights are in Utrecht – Netherlands – this is the birth place of Dick Bruna, the creator of Miffy – that cute little rabbit. The pedestrian alerts are Miffy characters. See photo at http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36419582

I wonder what Canberra’s equivalent characters would be? Maybe the skywhale..

Ha! That’s cool. I can’t think of any reason we can’t inject a little random playfulness in our signage.
Put a smile on the face of the locals and improve Canberra’s image for the tourists.

I don’t understand how bright LED green, amber and red lights blend into the background of anything.. I’m yet to see lights situated in front of any similar shaded coloured items that would cause the lights to “blend in”.

Sounds like a poor excuse for idiots who don’t pay attention and need to hand their licence in.

My fave traffic lights are in Utrecht – Netherlands – this is the birth place of Dick Bruna, the creator of Miffy – that cute little rabbit. The pedestrian alerts are Miffy characters. See photo at http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36419582

I wonder what Canberra’s equivalent characters would be? Maybe the skywhale..

The Miffy characters in Utrecht blend in well with the smell of pot wafting down the streets 24/7.

My fave traffic lights are in Utrecht – Netherlands – this is the birth place of Dick Bruna, the creator of Miffy – that cute little rabbit. The pedestrian alerts are Miffy characters. See photo at http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36419582

I wonder what Canberra’s equivalent characters would be? Maybe the skywhale..

Are these those stupid ‘slim-line’ traffic signals that several MLAs were wetting themselves on FB/Twitter about months ago as if they alone made Canberra a modern metropolis? Talk about style over substance.

This is the Canberra Cringe at work.
I can now imagine what our trams will look like.

The lights at the new intersection created near the Nishi building had these euro style lights too, and they were dangerous. The light would get lost in all the clutter behind, making it more difficult to actually see the lights themselves.

The black backing works in much the same way as a sightscreen behind a bowler in cricket – it makes the lights stand out far more clearly. It was a matter of style over safety, and I’m glad that they’ve finally realised that pretty looking traffic lights aren’t much good if you can’t see them properly.

The only change that was made was to add the black border – the original lights are still there, so it’s not like they needed to replace the whole things.

Are these those stupid ‘slim-line’ traffic signals that several MLAs were wetting themselves on FB/Twitter about months ago as if they alone made Canberra a modern metropolis? Talk about style over substance.